Aqua Ripples Lace Cowl and Mittens

Are you looking for a simple lace cowl and fingerless mittens set?

Have you one beautiful 100g skein of hand-dyed 4ply or DK yarn that you have bought at a show and have not decided what to do with it?

You should definitely consider Aqua Ripples Lace Cowl and Fingerless Mittens designed by Jen Arnall-Culliford which was published in Simply Knitting, in June 2011. A stylish set to wear and both the cowl and the fingerless mittens are knit from one 100g skein yarn.

Would I Knit this Pattern Again?

I used a 4-ply sock yarn in 50% superwash merino, and 50% Tencel yarn hand dyed by The Knitting Goddess that I had in my curated yarn collection.  It is a soft silky yarn with a beautiful sheen to it.

Although the pattern asked for a yarn that knits to DK weight, I found that the lacy pattern was very stretchy and worked well in the 4-ply yarn creating an airy lightweight garment.  I used 3.75mm needles rather than the 4 mm needles stated in the pattern for the mittens.  A 4 mm 40 cm circular needle was used for the cowl as stated in the pattern.

I worked a few extra rounds of ribbing at the cuff on the mittens as I like mine to be reasonably long. This is a very quick knit. An attractive and very wearable knitting project.